Το πρακτορείο ειδήσεων Yonhap αναφέρει ότι πως αν και δεν υπάρχουν ζημιές επί εδάφους από την επίθεση, έχει δοθεί εντολή να εκκενωθούν περιοχές του βόρειου τμήματος της Νοτίου Κορέας, υπό τον φόβο ανταπάντησης των πυρών.
Αξιωματούχος της Βορείου Κορέας ανέφερε στο πρακτορείο ότι τα ραντάρ της χώρας ανίχνευσαν πυραυλικές επιθέσεις, ωστόσο τα βλήματα δεν προκάλεσαν καταστροφές. Τα τοπικά ΜΜΕ αναφέρουν ότι στόχος της επίθεσης ήταν μεγάφωνα του στρατού της Νοτίου Κορέας τα οποία εκπέμπουν υλικό προπαγάνδας κατά της Πονγιάνγκ.
[kathimerini.com.cy]
20/8/15
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North and South Korea ‘exchange fire at border’...
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North Korea did not immediately respond to the South’s shots, it said, as tensions rose on the peninsula.
South Korea said its detection equipment had spotted the trajectory of a suspected North Korean projectile launched at around 3:52 pm (0652 GMT), which did not appear to have damaged the loudspeaker or caused any injuries.
“Our military has stepped up monitoring and is closely watching North Korean military movements,” South Korea’s defence ministry said in a statement.
South Korea’s military raised its alert status to the highest level.
There was no mention of the firing in North Korean state media, which does not typically make immediate comment on events.
The suspected North Korean projectile landed in an area about 60 km (35 miles) north of Seoul in the western part of the border zone, the defence ministry said. South Korean residents in the area were ordered to evacuate, according to the South’s Yonhap news agency.
Yonhap reported that the projectile appeared to have landed in a mountainous area near a South Korean military base in the town of Yeoncheon.
South Korea’s presidential office said it had convened a meeting of the national security council......REUTERS..........france24.com